By Eric Wu, bostonese.com
Boston, April 27, 2015, — Dozens of Chinese Americans rallied in front of MA State House Sunday afternoon to protest serious charges filed against NYPD Officer Peter Liang after he accidentally shot a Black man Akai Gurley dead in a NYC housing project. Rookie Officer Liang was indicted with second degree homocide along with other serious charges on Feb. 12, 2015.
Protesters on the stairs between Boston Common and Beacon Street(photo by Eric Wu).
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Boston, April 27, 2015, — Harvard Business School (HBS) held a “Topping Off” ceremony at the construction site of a new Executive Education facility — the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center on Friday, April 24, signifying the completion of the structural phase of the project. The 30-minute ceremony began at 11:30 AM with remarks by Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria; former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (MBA 1979); Ms. Angela Chao, Deputy Chair, Foremost Group (AB 1994, MBA 2001); and Robert C. O’Leary, Senior Vice President, Lee Kennedy Company, the construction firm building the Ruth Mu Ian Chu Chao Center.
Members of the Chao family at the topping off ceremony of the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center at Harvard Business School, from left: Jeff Hwang, Christine Chao, Tyler Shaver, May Chao, Jessica Chao Hwang, Secretary Elaine L. Chao, Dr. James S. C. Chao, Miranda Chao Hwang, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria, Angela Chao, James Breyer(photo by Susan Young).
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, April 26, 2015, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh will host Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan on Monday, April 27 as the Prime Minister and Mrs. Abe pay their respects to the victims and survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. This event will take place at 7:30 AM at Marathon Sports (671 Boylston Street).
Abe delivers a speech at JFK Library Foundation Forum at WASEDA University in March 2015(file photo).
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Boston, April 24, 2015, — Exactly a year after the groundbreaking of the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center in the campus of Harvard Business School(HBS), the top-off ceremony will be held today at HBS. Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, an alumna of HBS, is expected to be at the ceremony.
Elaine Chao(middle) with her parents and sisters on the first night when they arrived in the U.S.(file photo).
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New York City, April 16, 2015, — World’s largest annual gathering of the online lending community – LendIt USA, was successfully held at the Marriott Marquis in NYC April 13-15. The event attracted over two thousand attendees, including famous P2P service providers, marketplace or balance sheet platforms and investors all around the world. BZM Innovation Technology Inc., which is a company focusing on internet finance, was founded in the fifth Ave, NYC and owns offices in the Empire State building. Wendy Wang, the Executive Vice President of BZM Innovation Technology Inc., attended this great event as the representative of BZM Innovation Technology Inc.
Wendy Wang at LendIt USA(provided to bostonese.com).
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — ProCon.org, the nation’s number one online resource for the pros and cons of the death penalty (http://deathpenalty.procon.org), announced that it has updated its website to cover the pros and cons of the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Running research center Runrepeat.com has completed the biggest marathon races survey, covering 2,195,588 results of global running competitions in a period from 2009 to 2014. It revealed that marathon running become more and more popular – worldwide average growth is +13.25%. Growth agents in terms of marathons popularity are women (+26.9% compared to men’s +7.9% growth of participation) and Asian countries (+92.43% from 2009 to 2014).
Chinese student Yao Baiyun ran the 118th Boston Marathon in April 2014(file photo).
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By Menglei Han, bostonese.com
Boston-Wednesday, April 17 2015 – Treasurer Deborah B Goldberg recently visited Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood on her statewide economic empowerment tour. The aim of the tour is on raising awareness about the Commonwealth’s new office of Economic Empowerment (OEE). BCNC Executive Director Giles Li receives Ms. Goldberg and gives her a tour. BCNC Acorn Center for Early Education and Care Program Director Kathy Cheng, Bernadette Davidson, BCNC board President Selina Chow, BCNC director of Education and workforce initiatives Russell Fenton give Ms. Goldberg warm welcome.
Director Li takes Glodberg for a tour of BCNC(photo by Menglei Han).
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Staff of Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians at the Harborside Community School Education Program in East Boston (from Facebook).
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Acton, April 15, 2015, — At the opening party of Angel Culture Exchange (ACE) Center at 898 Main St., in Acton, director Ke ke presented President’s Volunteer Service Award to students of Angel Dance Company in the evening of April 11. These students, mostly high schoolers in the Metro West, have done a lot of volunteer work in local communities. About 50 teachers, parents and students were on hand to celebrate this special occasion.
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